Berry died in 2017. “Chuck Berry was more than a musical legend — he was a revolutionary spirit whose influence shaped the course of modern music and culture.

After further discussion, the two women prevailed upon him to contact Gibson to ask about customizing a guitar to fit inside the coffin. Berry performs in concert with a Gibson ES-355 in the 1970s.

Arthur Saint-Aubin, Chuck Berry's Autobiography: Rock Music, Racial Practice, and One Black Man's Problematic Relationship with White Women, CLA Journal, Vol. 61, No. 4 (September 2018), pp. 218-236 ...

Barack Obama Chuck Berry rolled over everyone who came before him – and turned up everyone who came after. We'll miss you, Chuck. Be good. — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 19, 2017 ...

"And that's the way we ended it in 1954," said Chuck Berry as he brought "Around and Around," one of his early hits, to a spluttering finish. The crowd at the 9:30 club on Friday night seemed ...